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February 22, 2019 General

Whistleblower Rewards: How They Work

The federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) allows an individual with knowledge of fraud upon the federal government, often known as a whistleblower or qui tam relator, to bring a lawsuit on the federal government’s behalf to recover the funds. Many states  have adopted similar laws that apply to fraud upon state […]
February 21, 2019 General

What is a Qui Tam Relator?

In False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases, the qui tam relator is the whistleblower who brings the FCA claims against the company or individual who is committing fraud. Usually a qui tam relator is an insider—typically a current or former employee—who has access to confidential information showing that his or her […]
February 6, 2019 General

Tennessee Whistleblower Law

The Tennessee False Claims Act  (“Tennessee FCA”) mirrors the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), but it involves claims made to state and local governments in Tennessee, as opposed to the federal government. The Tennessee Medicaid False Claims Act (“Tennessee Medicaid FCA”) applies to any false claims made to Tennessee’s state […]
February 4, 2019 General

Medicaid Fraud

Medicaid pays for approximately 20% of all healthcare expenses in the United States, over $600 billion each year. Well over 500,000 healthcare providers, ranging from hospital chains to individual doctors to ambulance helicopter pilots, receive payments from Medicaid every year. Inevitably a few of the providers will try to defraud […]
January 31, 2019 General

What is Whistleblowing?

The eighteenth-century philosopher, Edmund Burke, long ago cautioned that, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing.” That admonition still holds true today.  Whistleblowing involves individuals willing to come forward to stop fraud and other wrongdoing against the government (and by extension, the […]
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